Start of Amtrakās Mardi Gras Service sees further delay (www.trains.com)

Rep. Steube Introduces Make Autorail Great Again Act to Rebrand DC Metrorail as WMAGA and Trump Train (steube.house.gov)

A local train station shot from a bridge nearby
Itās shot with an old compact camera from 2010 in low light conditions, so I hope that explains the potato quality. Itās crazy how much better my phoneās camera is (and itās not even a fancy expensive phone). Still, Iām going to continue using my old camera, Iām a sucker for old tech.

Coaster double-deck coaches unveiled (www.railwaygazette.com)

Watco to acquire Great Lakes Central Railroad (www.railwaygazette.com)

Court rejects VTA request for order to end strike for technical reasons (www.trains.com)

Sound Transit Celebrates Transit-Oriented Development Project Groundbreaking (www.rtands.com)
Legislator Calls For State to Sell Alaska Railroad (railfan.com)

For Competing Railroads, Whatās New Is Old (www.railwayage.com)
The reason we stay in school, pursue advanced degrees, merge and acquire competitors is to increase market power. The former two are celebrated by society, the latter two often derided negatively as anticompetitive and made subject to regulatory and judicial punishment.
Amtrak-Sponsored Texas HSR Takes a Step Closer ā But to What? (www.railwayage.com)
The big buzz and bigger controversy around Texas during the past several years has been a proposal by a company called Texas Central to build and operate a high-speed rail line between Downtown Dallas and a point in the Houston area, about eight miles from downtown Houston where two highways intersect, a great spot for a parking...
Metra Seeks Feedback on Renaming Commuter Lines (railfan.com)

BNSF hauling grain cars through a snowy a Columbia River Gorge (youtu.be)

Steam locomotive in Cluj-Napoca train station (Romania)
:) Another angle of the locomotive.

China to launch 'silver trains' with themed routes and specialized products for the elderly - Global Times (www.globaltimes.cn)

China's HSR has served 22 billion passengers since 2009

China Plans āSilver Trainsā to Encourage Aging Population to Travel (www.bloomberg.com)
On Tuesday, the Culture and Tourism and Commerce ministries, along with China State Railway Group Co., issued a guideline action plan to launch trains specifically designed for retiree tourists. A nationwide āsilver tourist trainā network featuring ādiversified tourist routes, a wide range of tourism themes and...

SAR unveils designs of 'Dream of the Desert' luxury train (tradearabia.com)
California's Coast Rail Corridor: an overview (www.slocog.org)
In November 2024, the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) awarded the latest round of funding to various transit and rail projects, including $63 million towards development of the Coast Rail Corridor. This corridor will link the existing, successful rail systems in Northern and Southern California by conventional...
Eurostar Celebrating 30 Year Anniversary (www.businesstraveller.com)
A little late, but realized we are celebrating 30 years! Nov (14) 1994
The One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak Terrible (www.youtube.com)

A train pulling into Melbourne Central Station in Naarm

The Worldās Largest Electric Vehicle Is Ready For Its Closeup (cleantechnica.com)
Trains in the Netherlands 2024 (imgur.com)
Full collection https://imgur.com/a/trains-netherlands-2024-7Khumf2

New World Train Electrification in Colour
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